As a sports fan, I recently saw an ESPN link to a story titled: "Rothlisberger hires Atlanta Lawyer" when I had no idea why such a headline would exist. Being the subject of a Lynda Barry comic strikes me as a kind of equivalent. A public radio equivalent.

JC: Thank you for the enlightenment you've provided! We may all rest in peace now! Also, you've brought back all that was mystical in my misspent youth, dreams of being faster thaat a speeding bullet, etc...

Idiocy in its many fascinating forms seems to be today's dominant chord.

In addition to this post, we have:

1. Axelrod dissing Desiree for confusing Obama with a Campbell's Soup can (blame it on Warhol, even if O's time in the limelight will exceed 15 minutes).

2. Ezra Klein's spin is "breathtakingly stupid," which is what happens when you're just spinning yourself.

3. Textbooks trade historical accuracy for PC blather, because all that matters is getting the little buggers to vote the right way. Remember: Teachers are professionals! (At what is the question.)

4. Al Franken at Netroots Nation is the coolest thing ever. Words fail on that one.

5. The white Dem candidate to replace the black Dem governor of NY decides not to do his duty because the investigation of the "sitting governor" is a "complex, weighty matter." Do you think? And if Cuomo did his duty he might, you know, piss off the gov's many black supporters, and that's an even weighter matter.